Six Democrats are seeking to represent their party in the contest for the 1st Congressional District seat being vacated by Tom Allen. Here are profiles of the candidates, who will be on the June 10 ballot: Michael Brennan – End war first A licensed clinical social worker who works on child and family issues at […]

Firefighters Sunday extinguished a small woods fire on Winslow Road in Gorham. A Cumberland County dispatcher said the fire burned an area about 100 feet square. The fire was called in at 12:38 p.m. and put out at 1:19 p.m. No one was injured and cause of the fire was not immediately available.

Westbrook Memorial Day events begin at 8 a.m., with a ceremony for deceased veterans at the Veterans’ Circle at Woodlawn Cemetery on Stroudwater Street. Immediately following, there will be a ceremony at the grave of Stephen W. Manchester, the namesake of American Legion Post No. 62. The city’s Memorial Day Parade starts at 10 a.m., […]

With the warm weather come questions and concerns about rabies. Rabies is a disease that affects the brain and spinal cord and is caused by a virus. It is almost always fatal. Rabies in humans is very rare in the U.S., but rabies in animals – especially wildlife – is common in most parts of […]

With the warm weather come questions and concerns about rabies. Rabies is a disease that affects the brain and spinal cord and is caused by a virus. It is almost always fatal. Rabies in humans is very rare in the U.S., but rabies in animals – especially wildlife – is common in most parts of […]

Two Republicans are vying June 10 for the chance to represent the party as the candidate for the 1st Congressional District seat. Dean Scontras – Conservative promises reform Dean Scontras says the biggest problem facing the country is out-of-control spending by both Democrats and Republicans and a $34 trillion un-funded liability for social programs including […]

Two Republicans are vying June 10 for the chance to represent the party as the candidate for the 1st Congressional District seat. Dean Scontras – Conservative promises reform Dean Scontras says the biggest problem facing the country is out-of-control spending by both Democrats and Republicans and a $34 trillion un-funded liability for social programs including […]

A lit cigarette fueled by an oxygen tank was the lethal combination that claimed the life of an elderly Gorham woman in an early morning fire Tuesday in her mobile home at 81 Evergreen Drive in Gorham. Elinor Downes, 78, died after the cigarette she was smoking ignited her clothing, according to the State Fire […]

A lit cigarette fueled by an oxygen tank was the lethal combination that claimed the life of an elderly Gorham woman in an early morning fire Tuesday in her mobile home at 81 Evergreen Drive in Gorham. Elinor Downes, 78, died after the cigarette she was smoking ignited her clothing, according to the State Fire […]

Perhaps the pine tree should be replaced on the state seal. The pine tree was apt and fitting as the emblem of Maine when the British Navy depended on Maine’s giant pines to dominate the world’s oceans. Along with its forest sisters, it deserved its place on the state seal. However, the “Kings Pines” are […]